This month, we're diving beneath the surface of the Mighty Mississippi, literally and figuratively. From the latest Gulf dead zone forecast to our most impactful River Days of Action yet, this newsletter covers what's happening across the watershed and what you can do to help protect it.

• NOAA's 2026 Gulf dead zone forecast and what it means for the River
• Our record-setting River Days of Action and National Mississippi River Day recap
• How to add your name to the 2027 NMRD proclamation and sponsor next year's RDA
• A new tool from Tulane mapping who governs the Mississippi River
• A USGS story map tracking 30+ years of landscape change on the Upper Mississippi
• Summer reading picks ahead of the Flood of 1927 centennial
• A Farm Bill update from the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition